Disclaimer: Super Smash Bros or any affiliated characters are not owned by me they are owned by their creators.
Response to Reviews
Link's Little Brother: It might have been Lucas, it might not have been. You'll find out soon enough.
Ray-Kat-Hollows: Given the Continuity of Smash Bros, technically Ike would be the "copy" of Roy, not the other way around. That being said, if I am planning to kill off any Fire Emblem character, it won't be until the end of the story, since I love me some Fire Emblem, so you don't need to worry. Yet.
"Okay. Thank you for informing me on the situation," Master Hand remarked as he hung up the phone. The hand sighed somehow and said aloud, "What are the odds? Two deaths in just as many days. At least this appeared to be an accident. He was by that knife display in the store." A light knocking interrupted the hand's thoughts and he said, "Come in."
A blue, weasel-like creature with a silver spike in the middle of his body entered the room. His red eyes showed concern and he said, "Master Hand, are you all right? I can sense through your aura that you're stressed."
"I have a lot on my mind right now Lucario. Another Smasher has been found dead. This time it appeared to be an accident, but it still disturbs me that these deaths are so quickly after each other," Master Hand stated before he asked, "I need to make an announcement to the whole house. Can you find the others and gather them up?"
"I will find all of those who are still here and gather them up," Lucario answered before departing the room.
Samus' ship landed inside the hangar of the Smash Mansion after which she exited the craft along with Fox. Wolf's ship, the Wolfen, was also present in the hangar bay, and the wolf that piloted it was checking a few things on his ship. Lucario entered the hangar and saw his fellow Smashers. "Ah there you are. Good. Master Hand wants to talk to all of us," the Aura Pokemon said.
Samus nodded and said, "Understood. Thanks Lucario."
The Pokemon left the hangar and Wolf looked up from his work, asking, "So Master Hand wants to talk to us, huh? I wonder what he wants to talk about."
Fox shot a somewhat dirty look at Wolf and said, "It probably has something to do with the murder."
"Whatever it is, we won't find out just standing here," Samus stated as she left the hangar bay.
Wolf stopped working and said, "Might as well get going. The sooner this meeting is done, the sooner I can get back to work."
Inside the meeting room of the mansion, numerous people were sitting around, talking and waiting for the meeting to begin. Master Hand entered the room, followed by his so-called brother, Crazy Hand. Master Hand waited at the podium near the back of the room while Crazy Hand floated nearby, twitching occasionally. Once everybody settled down, Master Hand began the meeting, "Thank you all for coming. As you should know by now, your fellow Smasher Falco was murdered last night."
"Wait, seriously? I thought everybody was kidding about that," commented a blue, penguin-like creature wearing a red robe and hat with gold trim. In one of his yellow, glove-like hands was the handle of a large mallet.
Fox glared at the penguin and said, "That wasn't a joke Dedede! He really was murdered!"
A man with dark skin and red hair wearing dark colored armor let out a laugh and said, "Well look at that, Fox has a temper."
"I would be quiet if I were you Ganondorf," Samus commented, aiming her arm cannon at the King of Evil.
Master Hand cleared his nonexistent throat and said, "Yes, anyways. I have just received word that another Smasher was killed at the department store in town. The power had gone out and in the chaos a knife display was knocked over, killing Toon Link."
A teen wearing a red jacket and blue jeans as well as a red hat pat the shoulder of a person that looked like a younger version of Link and said, "I'm so sorry Young Link. It must be hard to find out that one of your counterparts is dead."
"I know it's sad, but it's not too bad Red. I mean, he was the least liked out of the three Links," Young Link replied, shrugging, "Besides, we're all from such different time periods, that we don't have any real connection."
"Moving on, we're planning on having a funeral for the two of them later this week," Master Hand remarked, "That is all, you may go."
Mewtwo had his arms crossed and was tapping one of his arms. After a moment, he said, "So why are we still waiting around here? We might not be able to leave but at the least, can't we go somewhere else in the store?"
"Y-yeah. Can we go to the roof," Luigi timidly asked.
Ike shrugged and said, "I don't see why not." The three Smashers walked to the stairwell and climbed the two floors of stairs to the roof. Upon opening the door to the roof, they saw a few of their companions.
"Hey guys, you got any idea what's going on," Captain Falcon asked.
"With the announcement? No, not at all," Ike answered.
Bowser pointed to the front of the building and said, "No dumbass, we mean what's up with the cop cars."
Luigi peered over the edge of the building and said, "Why would the cops be here?"
Snake climbed out of his cardboard box and said, "Well, if I had to guess, someone tried to steal things from the store."
"Does that really warrant that many police cars," Ike asked.
Mewtwo sarcastically said, "Do you have a better explanation?"
"It's a bit of a stretch, but how about a hostage situation," Snake asked.
Captain Falcon asked, "Hostages? You sure man? I don't think they would call in lab technicians if it were hostages."
"Guys! There you are," Meta Knight remarked as he walked out of the stairwell and onto the roof.
Ike turned and said, "Meta Knight, do you have any idea what the hell is going on?"
The masked swordsman nodded and said, "Yes, someone here was killed. I don't know who it is, but apparently a display fell onto whoever it was and they were killed." Everyone was shocked silent at this revelation.
Pit, Link, Sonic and Yoshi made their way to the front of the store where they were stopped by police officers. "Sorry folks, you can't go in right now," a police officer said.
Pit asked, "What's even going on right now?"
A second police officer answered, "There's been a homicide. Knives fell from a display inside and killed someone."
"Who was it that died," Sonic asked while tapping his foot impatiently.
The first police officer responded, "Unfortunately, we're not ready to reveal the identity of the victim yet."
Link sighed and said, "Well, thanks anyway." The group of four then turned around and proceeded to head back to the mansion.
Roy, Pikachu and Marth were in an elevator, which was currently stopped. "Man, Toon Link is gonna be waiting forever for us," Marth said.
Roy chuckled and replied, "Ironic, isn't it? We figured we would have to wait for him when he went to the bathroom, but since the power went out, we've been sitting here."
Marth nodded and said, "Yeah, that's true. Hey, wait a second. Couldn't we get the elevator working if Pikachu started it?"
"That might work. You want to give it a try Pikachu," Roy asked the small Pokemon.
Pikachu nodded and exclaimed, "Pika Pika!" Electricity cackled in its cheeks before it launched a blast of electricity at the control box of the elevator, causing it to start.
The elevator moved to the bottom of the building, where the doors opened. The two swordsmen and the Pokemon exited the elevator before a pair of police officers said, "Hey you three! Stop! We have some questions to ask you!"
"Well this can't be good," Roy commented.
Marth nodded and said, "You said it."
Several hours later, all of the Smashers were eventually allowed to return to the mansion, where those who were at the department store learned of Toon Link's death. Fox was sitting in a study, looking over the current roster of those who were at the mansion, trying to determine who could've killed Falco.
Fox crossed off several names and murmured, "No, he's too nice. I doubt they could hold a weapon. I helped him during the subspace ordeal."
Samus entered the room suddenly and asked, "What are you up to?"
"Ah! Oh, it's just you Samus. I'm trying to figure out if one of the others possibly killed Falco," Fox explained after he was scared by the bounty hunter.
"If it was any of them, I would put money on Bowser, Ganondorf, or Wario. Other than them, I don't think anyone would kill him. It could've just been a random person," Samus commented, looking over Fox's list.
Fox sighed before commenting, "Yeah, I know. I just want to figure out who killed him. It's what he would have done for me."
Elsewhere in the mansion, Mario was wearing all white and had a silver disk that doctors typically wore on a headband. In truth, this was Dr. Mario, an alternate form of Mario that was somehow allowed to coexist at the same time as Mario.
Regardless, he was proceeding down the hall, currently in a partial state of depression. "Mamma Mia, two people have died and I have been powerless to help them," Dr. Mario lamented.
"Don't give up on yourself," a female voice said. The doctor turned around and noticed Zelda standing near a doorway. The Hylian continued, "You might not have been able to help Falco or Toon Link, but if you think you won't be able to help anyone, then when we need you, you won't be able to help. So don't give up and believe in yourself."
"Thank you. I-a needed that," Dr. Mario stated as he continued toward his room.
Inside of Pit's room, the angel sighed as he looked at a picture of Palutena, the goddess of light. "I failed you Lady Palutena," Pit sighed as his wings drooped.
"No Pit, you have not failed me," sounded a voice in Pit's head.
Pit looked up from the picture and said, "Lady Palutena? Is that you?"
Palutena's voice responded, "Yes Pit, it is me. Don't worry about failing me. I didn't tell you exactly what was going to happen as I myself did not know what would happen. But what I do know is that the danger has not passed. Keep your eyes open Pit, for I do not know where disaster will strike next."
"I won't fail you Lady Palutena. I'll help keep the others safe," Pit cheered.
"I have to go now Pit. If I figure anything else out, I'll contact you," Palutena remarked before her voice faded from Pit's mind.
Walking through the forest outside the mansion were two monkeys. One of the two was much larger than the other and wore a tie while the smaller one wore a red shirt and hat. As they walked they encountered a young boy wearing a striped shirt and a red baseball hat as well as Young Link.
Young Link greeted the larger monkey, "Hello Donkey Kong. Oh, Ness, who's the smaller monkey?"
The other boy, Ness laughed and replied, "That's Diddy Kong."
The two primates began to communicate and Young Link asked, "What are they saying?"
"I'll use my psychic energy to see if I can translate," Ness said as he began to focus. After a few moments Ness said, "They're saying that they feel sorry for you regarding the death of Toon Link."
"Guys, it's fine. I didn't even know the guy. Just because we look alike and more or less have the same name does not mean we have some sort of connection," Young Link insisted.
The two monkeys began to communicate some more and Ness tried to translate, "Now they're asking if you want to go to the fight tomorrow. It's an exhibition match but it should give you a feel to how the competition works this time around."
Young Link shrugged and said, "I might as well. It would be nice knowing what the new items are and how they work."
"It's going to be a good match. Meta Knight is going to take on Marth. Supposedly there will be a second match between Mario and Sonic after the first one but that depends on how long the first match takes," Ness stated.
Donkey Kong nodded and gave a thumbs up to the match that would be occurring later on. Diddy Kong clapped his hands as he did a little dance, signifying his happiness. Ness and Young Link laughed as they planned when they would go to the match.
The next day, Marth was practicing for the match later that night against a wooden training dummy when Roy and Ike walked in. Marth sheathed his sword and said, "Hey guys. What's up?"
"Just here to wish you luck," Roy cheerfully stated.
Ike nodded and said, "Oh, and so we could get some good seats for the match tonight. I hear its going to be packed because Meta Knight has the most overall wins and you are one of the few that could feasibly take him down."
"I'm not that good, am I," Marth questioned, knowing how good Meta Knight was.
Ike shrugged and said, "You must have been. He was the one who requested you be his opponent."
Marth put his sword back into its scabbard and said, "Well, you guys should get seats. I'm going to wait for the match to start."
It was time for the match to start and the stadium was filled. Many of the Smashers were present and random civilians from all around were present, waiting for the match to begin.
Master Hand was in the press box and said, "Welcome everyone to today's exhibition match! We will start in just a few minutes. But first, welcome to the arena, the caped swordsman of the country of Altea, Marth!" The audience cheered wildly for the blue-haired swordsman, including a large number of girls.
"Also, please welcome to the arena, the masked swordsman of Dream Land, Meta Knight," Master Hand announced as a large number of people cheered wildly for the knight from Dream Land.
Master Hand shouted, "Are the competitors ready for the battle?"
Meta Knight slashed his sword a few times and said, "I hope you're ready Marth. It's not everyday I challenge somebody to a match."
"Believe me, I am beyond ready," Marth replied getting in his fighting position.
"Three! Two! One! Go," Master Hand announced as the two swordsmen dashed at each other.
Right before impact, Marth dodged out of the way to avoid the attempted stab from Meta Knight. Marth prepared to attack but Meta Knight leapt into the air and used his wings to propel him upwards for a little bit, allowing the masked swordsman to avoid the strike from the blue-haired swordsman. When Meta Knight landed, he brought his sword around toward Marth to block the strike the strike from the human swordsman.
The two clashed their blades many times in quick succession, trying to find an opening in the other's defenses. At one point, Marth pushed Meta Knight away before jumping and swinging his sword upwards, clipping Meta Knight in the chin. Meta Knight leapt upwards and hit Marth a few times while the Altean prince fell back to the ground. Once Marth landed, he immediately blocked and countered Meta Knight's next attack, hitting the masked swordsman once before following up with a quick four hit combo attack.
Meta Knight rolled to the side and did a spinning corkscrew, hitting Marth with his spinning blade, pushing Marth away. The two kept going at it, clashing blades for what seemed like hours.
"Man, Marth's doing way better than I thought he would," Link commented from his seat in the stands.
Ike smirked and noted, "Well, he is a hero from his world. And he has been training for the past few weeks just to make sure his skills are sharp."
Ness nodded and added, "True, but Meta Knight is no slouch either. He's not ranked number one in the tournament matches for nothing."
"He's only number one because he's so cheap," Bowser grumbled.
"Hey! That's my line," Sonic shouted from next to Bowser [1]. The king of the koopas promptly punched the blue hedgehog to shut him up.
The fight continued as Marth lunged at Meta Knight, who dodged out of the way before trying to strike Marth. The Altean prince had been expecting a move like this though and quickly charged a piercing stab that launched Meta Knight across the arena. The winged warrior used his wings to glide back to the battle, where he was quick to slice at Marth a few times. This attack pushed Marth towards the edge where all that was needed was a few quick attacks to knock the swordsman off the ledge.
The blue haired swordsman was unable to recover in time and was defeated. As the crowd cheered for the winner, Marth was brought back to the stadium floor with the retrieval system.
Meta Knight extended a gloved hand for a handshake and said, "It was a pleasure to be able to do battle with you."
Marth accepted the handshake and replied, "Likewise. I hope we can battle again sometime."
"And with a stunning victory, Meta Knight wins! Thank you everybody who came to this match. Due to the length of the match, the second match will take place at a later date," Master Hand announced as he closed the ceremonies.
After the match, the group of Smashers were waiting outside for Marth and Meta Knight so they could all walk back to the mansion together. After a moment of waiting, a round, pink creature with large blue-green eyes and a little curl of what appeared to be hair said aloud, "Jiggly Puff Puff."
The creature then walked back into the stadium while Bowser grunted, "What the hell did Jigglypuff say?"
Lucario translated, "I believe she said she had to use the restroom."
King Dedede looked shocked and said, "You guys use the bathroom?"
"Yes. We're done talking about this now," Lucario bluntly stated.
A minute after Jigglypuff went back inside, Marth and Meta Knight emerged from the arena. "Hey guys. Thanks for waiting. Are we set to go," Marth asked.
Sonic shook his head and said, "No. Jigglypuff went back inside to use the bathroom."
"So we wait for her to come back. How long could that be," Meta Knight asked.
Inside the girl's restroom, Jigglypuff emerged from a stall and proceeded over to the sink to wash her small hands. As she was washing her hands, she was humming a little song to herself. When she turned around, she noticed a figure standing behind her, wearing a black cloak. "Jiggly! Puff, Jigglypuff," Jigglypuff exclaimed.
The cloaked figure grunted and said in an emotionless tone, "I don't know what you said, nor do I care. I'm here strictly for business."
Jigglypuff was confused as the figure grabbed one of the sinks and threw it at Jigglypuff. The puffball dodged before using Rollout, striking the figure and knocking them back. The assailant recovered with just enough time to see Jigglypuff using Rollout a second time. The cloaked figure grabbed the attacking Pokemon and threw her at the far wall. Jigglypuff struck the wall and fell to the ground.
The Pokemon, knowing that it couldn't win, tried to make a break for the door, but her assailant threw the rest of the sinks at Jigglypuff. Jigglypuff dodged out of the way of the first few sinks, the porcelain shattering against the concrete walls and floor. The cloaked figure ran at the pink Pokemon and grabbed them, throwing them down to the ground forcefully.
"Jigglypuff," Jigglypuff sang, using her Sing attack. The attacker felt drowsy and yawned loudly, giving the puffball a chance to escape. Before Jigglypuff had a chance to escape, the cloaked figure shook off the tiredness and picked up some shards of the sinks and threw them at the retreating Pokemon.
Jigglypuff was hit with the shards and even cut in some places, though the injuries were not fatal. The Pokemon landed in the ever-growing pool of water on the floor due to the removed sinks. The small amount of blood that leaked from Jigglypuff's cuts became diluted in the water, causing the water to become tinged with red.
Jigglypuff struggled to get up, and when the light from above was blocked she looked up to see her attacker standing above her. Her attacker smiled and said, "Another job well done." The cloaked figure drove a large piece of porcelain from the shattered sinks into Jigglypuff's head, killing her. The figure exited the restroom and before they walked too far away, they could be heard saying, "Three down, so many more to go."
Outside the stadium, those that had viewed the match were still waiting for Jigglypuff. "What could be taking her so long," Ike muttered.
Bowser grumbled, "I don't know, but she's taking way too damn long."
Zelda quirked an eyebrow and asked, "Would you like me to go check on her?"
Sonic tapped his foot on the ground impatiently and asked, "Could you? I'm getting tired of waiting here." Zelda nodded and entered the stadium to find Jigglypuff.
Zelda walked the half-lit corridors of the stadium, looking for the women's restroom. When she got there, she heard the water running through the closed door. Zelda knocked on the door and asked, "Jigglypuff? You in there?"
Zelda got no answer but she pushed the door open anyways. She was greeted with the gruesome sight of Jigglypuff's bloody corpse sitting in a puddle of water. A large piece of the porcelain sink was still jutting from her forehead.
Zelda gagged before she leaned to the side and threw up. When she recovered, she ran back outside and said, "Guys! Somebody call the police!"
It was now several hours later. The Smashers that were attending the fight, minus Jigglypuff for obvious reasons, were back at the mansion wondering how this kept happening. It was the third time somebody had died and they were starting to get the feeling that deaths would continue to happen. Zelda herself had been questioned, as she was the one who discovered the body. Inside one of the rooms of the mansion, a few people were talking.
Lucas, Luigi and a short man wearing a space suit were talking. "It's not that I don't like it here, I do. I just think that right now it's not safe and we would be better off going elsewhere, at least for the time being," the man in the spacesuit said.
Luigi nodded and said, "I agree with you Olimar. I really do. But I think we would be safest right here."
Lucas trembled slightly and commented, "What if the killer is one of us? I mean, that would make it easy to keep tabs on everyone."
"How about this? Let's see how things go and if we later decide to leave, then we will," Olimar suggested.
"I can-a live with that," Luigi commented.
"M-me too," Lucas agreed.
Pit was doing some target practice, shooting at some soda cans with his Arrows of Light. When he took down all five of the cans he had set up, he prepared to set up his targets again when he heard the voice of Palutena in his head. He heard her say, "Pit, I'm sensing that there will be another attack on one of your friends soon."
"What! Do you know who," the angel asked, eager to stop whoever kept killing the Smashers.
"I'm afraid that I don't know," Palutena commented.
Pit sighed before tapping his chin and saying, "Lady Palutena, since there's no way we can tell who will be attacked, and there's no way I can defend everyone at once, do you think you could send some of the Centurions down to help?"
Palutena sighed and said, "I don't know how many of them are ready since you keep using them in combat, but I will see which ones can be deployed and I'll make sure they get to you soon."
"Thanks Lady Palutena," Pit happily said.
"Not a problem Pit. I want to help you find the one responsible for the killings," Palutena commented before she added, "I have to get going. If I learn anything new, I'll let you know." Pit nodded and headed back inside the mansion.
Master Hand floated on a balcony overlooking the front yard of the mansion. The glove sighed and lamented, "I feel powerless right now. These fighters are under my care and three of them have died in the past three days. Someone or something is killing them and I need to do something to stop it, but what?"
Crazy Hand floated onto the balcony and said, "Hey bro, what are you doing here? Planning to burn some stuff?"
"No, Crazy, I'm not. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm going to do. If this sort of thing keeps up, then there will be no future tournaments. I just don't know who is killing these guys," Master Hand stated.
Crazy Hand twitched before saying, "What if I become a detective and try to solve this mystery? That'll work!"
"Crazy, you becoming a detective is about as likely as Mario shooting a gun. In other words, it'll never happen," Master Hand said with a deadpan.
Crazy Hand stopped for a second before he said, "Oh. Well how about I torture everyone I can find into giving me the information I need! That'll work for sure!"
Master Hand backed up before asking, "Did you forget to take your medication this morning?"
The cloaked figure responsible for killing the three dead Smashers was sitting on the branch of a tree. From their vantage point, they could see the Smash Mansion and could see there were a few people present, but they couldn't tell who it was exactly. The figure chuckled darkly and said to himself, "Three down in three days. I'm going to have to be careful if I'm going to keep up my hunt. Kill off too many too quickly and they get too defensive. But if I wait a little while, their guard will drop, giving me the perfect opportunity to strike. So now, I wait."
It was two days since the last death and there was a funeral being held outside the mansion, in a little annex that Master Hand designated for a cemetery. He floated at a podium and behind him were the caskets of Falco, Toon Link and Jigglypuff. There were close to forty chairs on the lawn for the rest of the Smashers.
As it neared ten o'clock, the starting time for the funeral, the Smashers began to assemble. Many of them had changed from their regular attire into what was commonly known as their "dark costume" as it seemed fitting for the occasion. Even Pit had magically changed the color of his wings to black.
As the angel went to his seat, he heard Palutena's voice say in his head, "Be on your guard Pit. I sense something is about to happen."
"Can do Lady Palutena. I'll keep the Mirror Shield at the ready," Pit confirmed as he took his seat.
Once all of the Smashers were accounted for, Master Hand cleared his throat and said, "Today we are here to mourn the loss and celebrate the lives of our three companions, Falco Lombardi, Toon Link and Jigglypuff. I will let some people close to them speak momentarily but before I do, I just want to say a few words. I had recruited these three for the tournaments because they were some of the strongest fighters of your worlds. They all had their own skills that helped make the tournaments successful. But as I organized the tournaments and worked alongside them just as I had worked alongside you, I realized that they had become something more. They became my friends, just as you have all become my friends. I hope that now they are in a better place and I hope that they may now rest in peace. Fox, would you care to say some words?"
Fox walked forward and he was dressed in his "dark costume" though his fur was the same color as usual. "Falco was one of my best friends. He and I have fought alongside each other for I don't know how long. We've saved our universe countless times. But aside from being the star pilot of Team Star Fox, he was a great person. He may have been a bit cocky and easily annoyed, but don't we all have our own flaws? When fighting in our universe and against the Subspace Army he was loyal to his friends," Fox said as he started to tear up slightly. Taking a deep breath he continued, "He's always been there to help me and I'll still be helping him. I vow to find the one who killed Falco and make sure justice in served. Rest in peace buddy, the skies are going to be a lot lonelier without you."
Master Hand motioned for Link to come up and the Hero Chosen by the Gods stepped forward, dressed the black tunic and hat that he wore with his "dark costume." Thankfully his skin wasn't purely black and his eyes were not purely red. Link looked back at Toon Link's casket before saying, "I'm going to be honest with you, I don't quite know exactly what to say here because I haven't had any real connection with Toon Link aside from the tournament. But I'll start by saying that out of all of us, he was one of the most worry-free. But he was also a diligent fighter and he stood with the rest of us in terms of his fighting ability. He didn't let his youthfulness hold him back. But he still knew how to have fun and how to be a kid. His personality is definitely one that is to be missed and I hope he can rest in peace." Link stood in front of the casket, which had a slot cut into the side of it for Toon Link's Master Sword. The Hero Chosen by the Gods took the cartoon-like Master Sword and prepared to put it into the slot on the casket. The Triforce of Courage on his left hand started to glow as he finished placing the sword into its final resting place.
Link went to sit down and Master Hand motioned for Red the Pokemon Trainer to speak. Red approached the podium in his standard red-themed clothing, as he didn't have a "dark costume" to speak of. Red's Pokemon, the small blue turtle Squirtle, the green dinosaur-like creature with a bulb on its back Ivysaur and the red dragon-like Charizard accompanied him. Red looked out at the people gathered and said, "Well, I'm not entirely sure what to say, to be honest. Back in my world I had a Jigglypuff at one point but that's not really the same as the Jigglypuff we fought with and against. From what I know, Jigglypuff was strong. She had to be if Master Hand picked her over Pokemon like Mewtwo and Charizard for the first tournament. But she was also kind. She didn't like fighting and instead tried to avoid it, usually by lulling those who were fighting to sleep. She would try to help those injured whenever she could. I think deep down, we were all friends with Jigglypuff, no matter how much we questioned her inclusion. Her kindness is sure to be missed." Red took three Pokeballs from his belt and recalled his Pokemon to them.
He stepped away from the podium and Master Hand returned to it. "Thank you for those nice speeches. Lunch will be served shortly in the dining hall. If I could get some of the stronger Smashers to help me put the caskets in the graves, that would be appreciated," Master Hand stated as he prepared to end the funeral service.
"Pit! Someone's attacking," Palutena shouted in Pit's mind.
Pit brandished his Mirror Shield as he shouted, "Everybody get down! Now!"
From a nearby tree, a shot was fired from a sniper rifle that Pit was able to deflect to the ground. "Everybody, get inside," Master Hand ordered as everyone scrambled to get up and get back inside.
Pit fired some Light Arrows in the general vicinity of where the shot came from and he said, "I'll cover you, go!" Fox took his blaster and Link took his bow and helped provide some cover fire as well.
The attacker kept firing his rifle with mixed success. Lucario fell to the ground as he held his arm and hissed, "Damn, this hurts!" Sonic turned around from the doors to the house and ran back to the injured Pokemon, helping him back up and getting him safely into the mansion.
A shot aimed at Fox was fired but the anthropomorphic fox saw it quickly enough to activate his Reflector, keeping him safe from the attack. The attacker appeared to be firing in all directions in an attempt to hit someone.
As the slower Smashers retreated to the mansion, one was hit in the back of the head with a bullet, taking him down.
"We need to get inside. Someone has to have called the police by now, so we should be able to wait it out inside until police show up," Pit said as he deflected a bullet heading for Bowser.
Link nodded and he said, "I agree, but if we try to run now, whoever is there will just pick us off."
"There's gotta be something we can do," Fox shouted, firing his blaster at the cluster of trees where the shooter was located.
Meta Knight's voice could be heard over a loudspeaker system, "All batteries, fire!" A number of cannon shells were fired from the hangar bay, which had the roof open, and hit the ground near the cluster of trees, causing enough commotion for the three Smashers to get inside.
Once the three were safely inside and Captain Falcon closed and locked the doors, Pit said, "I saw Diddy Kong's body out there. Do you think Donkey Kong knows?"
Sonic, who had just returned from bringing Lucario to the infirmary, said, "Oh he knows. He's trying to drown his sorrows in banana-flavored ice cream."
Mewtwo, who was near the window, remarked, "Do you think whoever that was is gone?" As soon as he finished asking his question, police sirens were heard as a few police cars arrived on the scene.
"Well, if that person hasn't left yet, they will now," Link stated.
A single gunshot was heard and the window Mewtwo was next to shattered. Glass fragments flew across the main entryway as the Genetic Pokemon hit the ground. Everyone stood in shock as they noticed a single bullet hole in the Pokemon's head. The wound started to close up slightly but then stopped as life left the Genetic Pokemon. Mewtwo was dead.
[1] - This is a reference to the Brawl Taunts series of videos. In one of them, Sonic says "I'm too cheap!" as a parody of his "You're too slow!" taunt in the game.
And the list of the dead continue to rise. Now Toon Link, Jigglypuff, Diddy Kong and Mewtwo join the ranks of the dead. And there's still more killing to be had! I've decided that this will be six chapters long in total, so we're a third of the way through. I have a few more deaths planned, but no spoilers! And just like it says in the description, some other people who are not "copies" have died. By the way, I consider Jigglypuff a copy of Kirby due to their puffball-ness. I killed her over Kirby because lets face it, for what reason is Jigglypuff actually in the game? She's not a mascot for Pokemon like Pikachu and she isn't strong like Lucario. And yes, I consider Jigglypuff a girl, even though there can be male Jigglypuff in the Pokemon games. Anyways, thanks for reading and review if you could, I sure appreciate it. Until next time!